Microsoft is Dead — A few days ago I suddenly realized Microsoft was dead. I was talking to a young startup founder about how Google was different from Yahoo. I said that Yahoo had been warped from the start by their fear of Microsoft. That was why they'd positioned themselves as a …

Since when does growing $4 Billion a year = Dead? — Paul Graham, founder of Y-Combinator, declares Microsoft is dead. Paul must be living in a cave somewhere, or drunk on the Web 2.0 Kool-Aid. Paul obviously wrote his headline to grab attention and attract links to his blog.

Is Microsoft dead? Feh. — Paul Graham posits that Microsoft is dead and the cause of death is: — 1. Murder by Google. — 2. Oh who cares, it's all bulls**t. — In fact, Microsoft is not dead, because (come on get real) it's a company, and companies aren't living, and they don't die.

Microsoft "Dead"? Please. — Paul Graham, VC, and one of the many men behind Y Combinator, has pronounced that Microsoft is Dead. Well, if this isn't one heckuva piece of linkbait. And on a quiet April weekend, its probably going to reverb until Monday, thanks to getting Techmeme'd.

Zell Wants End to Web's Free Ride — It's time for newspapers to stop giving away their stories to popular search engines such as Google, according to Samuel Zell, the real estate magnate whose bid for Tribune Co. was accepted this week. — In conversations before and after a speech Zell …

Note to content owners: DRM doesn't work — There are some ideas that are broken, but attractive enough to some people that they are doomed to be tried again and again. — DRM is one of them. — I was thrilled to see recently that the processing key for *all* HD discs produced to date has been discovered and published.

12 tips before you buy Nokia N95 — WEEKEND REVIEW: Darla Mack says that the Nokia flagship stores in Chicago and New York are about to start selling the much-awaited Nokia N95 phones. The phone, often described by Nokia executives as the ultimate multimedia computer …

I Canceled My Basecamp Account Today — In the past, I've been a fan of 37 Signals. I believe that they were ahead of their day in user interface design and simplicity. Their book, Getting Real, still has an impact in how I develop, design, and build product requirements.

Xbox 360 Spring 2007 Dashboard Update — Above, you'll find a video of the Xbox 360 Spring 2007 Dashboard Update, as leaked and quickly pulled by GameSpot. The video features many of the highlights of the update, some of which are the following: … Well, first and foremost …

Why cell phones are still grounded — It's because phones interfere with airplane electronics, right? Wrong. — How many times have you heard this?: — "At this time, all electronic devices, including cell phones and two-way pagers, must be turned off and put away.